Thanks chewy The deadlifts are getting pretty heavy, but I hope to hit 180kg soon

Saturday 17/04-10

Squat (Light day)Warm up sets: 5x20 - 5x50 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x1003x5 110kg (Today some guy actually told me that I had to use the pussy pad or I'd destroy the muscles in my upper back, also! he explained to me that if I used the pad I'd be able to squat more weight... Needless to say, I laughed pretty hard and told him that I knew what I was doing..)

Hey man, I assume you were on SS since before you started this log and I'm wondering how you've kept it up so long. I recently passed the 100kg squat mark and I'm finding it pretty hard to go in and basically squat my max 3x5 every day. I see you recently added in a light day but you've also progressed way farther than where I'm at. Are you just made of iron? Did you have lulls along the way where it was seeming really hard but you eventually got used to it? That's what I'm hoping is going on right now cause it seems too soon for me to switch to another program.

Hey man, I assume you were on SS since before you started this log and I'm wondering how you've kept it up so long. I recently passed the 100kg squat mark and I'm finding it pretty hard to go in and basically squat my max 3x5 every day. I see you recently added in a light day but you've also progressed way farther than where I'm at. Are you just made of iron? Did you have lulls along the way where it was seeming really hard but you eventually got used to it? That's what I'm hoping is going on right now cause it seems too soon for me to switch to another program.

I actually started out doing Stronglifts, but switched to SS when i reached a 100kg in squat due to ridiculously long workouts. Squatting 145kg is hard, when I was squatting 100kg it was brutally hard and I thought that I was reaching the end of my novice stage. I was told to just eat more, so i did and I kept adding more calories (300-400cal) to my diet whenever I felt like I was nearing a plateau.

But there have been times where it all felt like a breeze, and then at the next workout I would struggle with my warm up sets - I guess that's just the way it goes

My best advice would be, EAT! Eat like a fucking mad man. Go for atleast 4500++cals a day and you'll be able to squeeze out more novice gains before going to a intermediate program.

What does your diet look like?

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Yeah I started off on SL but switched to 3x5 around 90kg cause it was just too much (took me forever too). Lately I've been eating between 3500-4000 calories with about 1g/lb protein. My squat's still been going up but I haven't increased bodyweight in over a month (at 165lbs right now), so maybe that has something to do with it getting ridiculously hard lol. I'll try eating more and see if it that helps. Do you have any large/high calorie meals you go for? Most of mine are around 500 calories so it's a bit of a pain to try to stuff more food in (though I've done it before).

Diet looks solid, though you might wanna try adding another 500cals to it. Something like a peanut butter smoothie is a great way to add a lot of calories without having to eat lots of food. Things like an avocado, hummus and tofu sandwhiches also pack a nice amount of calories and proteins. Whenever i add cals to my diet I just bump up the size of my portions, rather than add meals.

Also, it's no wonder you're having a hard time with the squats, seeing as you're 5,5kgs from squatting 1.5xbw.

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Back in the gym after a crazy week of examinations. Felt nice to be under the bar again Also, I've decided to take up, and compete in weightlifting, so on friday I'm going to a WL gym to get things started.

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